foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
desperately; for one's dear life
basa fish (Pangasius bocourti)
wearing sandals; informal; casual
to have legs; to be able to get around; to be a good runner
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
rough; casual (clothing); rough; rough (sketch); draft
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to get one's head around; to think about
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to call again; to call (someone) back
modern disease; disease of our time
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
meanwhile; in the meantime
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
scoundrel; rascal; villain
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud